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A NEW DOCTRINE. 



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With an incalculable amount of literature and 300,000 votes, the 
Prohibitionists are working masterly to dig up every grape-vine, 
anihilate every distilery, and burn every brewery in the land. Just why 
these interesting people are so actively engaged in the good work is 
not very clear except to themselves, and they appear to think that 
what good reasons they may possess for the faith that is in them, are 
too sacred for the every day vulgar gaze. At any rate the world never 
hears any rational arguments advanced to sustain their position. It 
might be well, therefore, to inquire whether or no the industries which 
produce intoxicating beverages are in themselves evil. Is it immoral 
to use intoxicants? It is generally recognized in these days that the 
morality or immorality of a thing is fixed by common consent. For in- 
stance, we of California reprobate murder; but the Fije Islander was not 
considered a man until he could boast the killing of a fellow-being. A 
Bushman is not entitled to the consideration of the men of his tribe 
until he has whipped his mother. Common consent among civilized 
people, therefore, makes immoral what is regarded as quite the proper 
thing by the common consent of less refined people. 

What has common consent to say about the morality of the use of 
that form of stimulants known as intoxicating liquors? 

Without an exception all nations of antiquity used strong drink in 
one form or another. Among modem nations the same is true, with 
the exception of the Mohammedans, who refrain from wine, but as they 
use more dangerous stimulants, their's appear to be the exception that 
proves the rule. Among English speaking people, the prohibition 
craze claims a hand full of victims, descended mostly from hard-faced 
old Puritan ancestors, who were so short sighted in this matter of tem- 
perance that their pastors, notably Johnathan Edwards, and Catton 
Mather were in the habit of retailing "hard cider" to the members of 
their flock, and netting a fair income thereby. 

Common consent therefore throws its weight against the assump- 
tion that the liquor business is of itself immoral. All nations and all 
times have used intoxicating beverages, and found them good, and with 
the exception of the Mohammedans and a few Christian fanatics, the 
universal opinion at the present time seems to be that intelligence, by 



2 A NKW DOCTRINE. 

common consent, does not declare the use of intoxicating stimulents 
immoral. Thus their use is as moral as the use of any of the luxu- 
ries with which mankind could as well do without. 

But the occidental enthusiast will object to any code of morals 
founded upon common consent. He will tell us that his ethical code 
comes from God, and point to his Bible. It might be of interest, there- 
fore, to inquire what God has to say on the subject in that invaluable 
book. 

Moses, surely an authority, was certainly not a Prohibitionist. He 
does not appear to think that God wanted him to be, either. Where- 
ever and whenever he gave commands regarding the official acts of the 
priesthood, they are directed to use no strong drinks; but outside of 
this no prohibit©^ statutes, either for priest or people, exist in the 
Laws of Moses. 

Isaiah when he wants to upbraid the weakness of his people, com- 
plains that their wine is adulterated with water, and the Psalmist in- 
forms us, and certainl}- he was in a position to speak from experience, 
"That wine gladdens the heart of man. 1 ' In fact, the ancient Jews 
were led quite away from prohibition by their divinely-given statutes, 
and were so addicted to strong drink that the public banquet was called 
mishteh. "a drinking season." 

When we turn to the New Testament the outlook is scarcely more 
encouraging for our Prohibitionist friends. The very first public act 
that God in the form of man did, was to make wine on a scale, and in a 
manner entirely unheard of before his time. As to the quality of this 
wine much has been written, said and vaporized. The modern com- 
metator, whose flippant knowledge of Greek enables him to explain 
away many knotty problems of biblical lore, but stops short of the 
Greek alphabet, tells us that this wine was "unfermented." The bible, 
however, says the wine "was good." 

Now, as a matter of fact, but one kind of wine was known to the 
Hebrews, and that was the fermented juice of the grape. It remained 
for the nineteenth century parson to discover anything out of the way 
with that good wine, which gladdened the heart of the governor, at 
that famous marriage of Cana. 

Saint Paul was at one with his master when it came to the question 
of intoxicating beverages. He councils moderation, not prohibition. 
So did the early Christians, so do all rational Church people to this 
day. 

Thus it will be seen that the use of intoxicating beverages is not of 
itself immoral. 

From an economic point of view the Prohibitionist looks at the 
"liquor evil" through magic glasses. Statsstics are called up whose 
magic sophestry will prove everything from the interesting fact that 
more infants are smothered in the slums of London on Saturday nights 
(due to the extraordinary amount of drunkenness on the part of the 



A NEW DOCTRINE. 3 

parents on the evenings in question) to the startling assertion that the 
drink bill of America cannot be expressed in heavens knows how many 
ciphers; and when ciphers fail the Prohibitionist the magnitude of the 
evil becomes appalling. 

But strange to say the people of America consume alarming quan- 
iities of beef, pork and mutton, and vegetables beyond measure. The 
number of ciphers to express the monetary value of these commodities 
would cause those of the Prohibitionist, imposing though they are, to 
pale at their own insignificance. 

While the Prohibitionist's figures are paling, it might be well to re- 
member that in most cases strong drink is a luxury, although to the 
hard worker of hand or brain stimulants in one form or another become 
necessities. But think of the stupendous amount expended annually 
by the ladies of America for bonnetF, that are not only ruinously ex- 
pensive, entirely unnecessary, but grotesquely hideous. Their only ex- 
cuse for being is that they are things of beauty. But they aren't things 
of beauty. They are only an expense to the American people. The 
time and energy expended upon them is wasted just as surely as is the 
time and energy expended upon the production of intoxicating drink. 
Thus from an economic point of view the business of the milliner is just 
as reprehensible as is that of the distiller. The same might be said of the 
gum-manufacturer, candy-maker, in fact every one who serves the 
world by producing luxuries. It is to luxuries, however, that we owe 
the progress of the world. What are the luxuries of one age become 
the necessities of the next; and whatever tends to arouse the energies 
of mankind cannot be called, from an economic standpoint, an evil. 

If the liquor business is not wrong in itself, would it not be a 
wrong to throw all those engaged in this industry out of employment? 
It is estimated that 20 per cent of the people of California are engaged 
in the production of intoxicating beverages. Why should these men be 
thrown out of employment since neither from a moral nor an economic 
standpoint can their business be condemned? There is nothing else 
for these men to do. Thousand are out of employment in California, 
and could the Prohibitionist dig up the grape vines, burn the breweries 
and anihilate the distilleries what would he do with the thousands who 
at present gain their livelihood by means of these industries? 

Were not the ranks of the Prohibition party made up of such broad 
liberal-minded men, one might be tempted to believe that the members 
of the party, collectively and individually, lose sight of the fact that it 
is not the liquor business; but its abuse is to be reprobated. And 
while recognizing the broad liberality of these active workers in the 
good cause, it might be well to acquaint ourselves with the class of 
minds that go to make up the brain power of the Prohibition party. 

Surprising as it may seem, in view of the fact the Moses and the 
prophets, Christ and the apostles, the early church, and the Protestant 
church down to within seventy-five years, all sanctioned the moderate 



4 A NEW DOCTRINE 

use of intoxicating be vereges, it i» the nineteenth centuiy representa- 
tives of the Prince of Peace who demand the utter anihilation of the 
liquor trade. These good people turn their Sunday schools into prohi- 
bition kindergartens; and their pulpits into lecture platforms, that the 
day may be hastened when the liquor traffic shall be entirely pro- 
hibited. And of the 300,000 honest prohibitionists in America, who 
"vote 'er straight" year after year, with a cheerful resignation that ex- 
cites admiration, it is safe to say that 250,000 of them belong to the 
American Evangelical churches. 

Now these 250,000 representatives of the earthly kingdom do not 
represent the whole church by any means, any more than the fanatics 
who burned Jews, witches and Quakers with so much pure enjoyment 
and cussedness represented the whole church of their time. When we 
hear our brethren of the Prohibition ranks speaking of burning saloons, 
etc., one is strongly impressed with the thought that it is only a step 
from the saloon to the saloon-keeper himself. The fanaticism of these 
people is the same, and comes from the same class of minds as made 
possible the honors of the middle ages. 

Just what Christ would say to this state of affairs were he to appear 
suddenly among us, is difficult to determine. What he did do when he 
came some 2,000 years ago was to make it exceedingly unpleasant for 
certain gold bugs who had usurped comfortable places in the temple. 
The Evangelists, however, neglect to give us a list of the drinking 
places that he closed up during his short but active, and highly inter- 
esting career. In view of the fact that his comfortably-well-off nine- 
teenth-century representatives, many of whom, besides being ardent 
prohibitionists, resemble in many other respects that class of Jewish 
gentlemen, who "thanked God that they were not like other men," 
Christ might find three years entirely too short a time in which to do 
missionary work among his self-styled followers; and the poor saloon- 
keepers might be passed by entirely un-noticed by the great reformer, 
even as they were on that memorable first visit. 

Before fanatics took the helm to guide the ship of state into the 
harbor of temperance, there was no saloon question. The saloon- 
keeper was as much respected as any other merchant in the commu- 
nity in which he lived. When discrimination was introduced, 
the desirable class of liquor merchant found that he could not compete 
with less scrupulous dealers. He either went out of business, or 
stooped to the methods of his neighbor. Gradually by a process of 
natural selection the modern saloon-keeper was evolved. In most 
cases he is a beautiful specimen. His creators, the restriction advo- 
cates, must be proud of him. 

Gradually the worst element of political parties began to recognize 
in the licensed saloon a source of almost unlimited power, and inex- 
haustible revenue. The saloon-keepers, especially those who keep 
sporting resorts, generally command votes, are supported by politi- 



A NEW DOCTRINE. 5 

cians, and made bosses. They are high-license men and will even vote 
the Prohibition ticket if the political situation requires, because they 
can continue their business anyway, and any official interfering with 
them will be discharged as incompetent, without any undue ceremony. 

Many instances of dealers who attempt to carry on the liquor busi- 
ness in a conscientious as well as legitimate way; being ruined by the 
continually increasing and constantly changing liquor laws could be 
given. One of my own experiences in which I nearly lost all that I 
had invested in the business, is a good case in point. 

The family Wine & Liquor Store which I have been conducting for 
the last five years in San Jose (this being my first venture in that line) 
is governed by the same principle as any other well managed business 
house in the city. My wares are for sale and patronage is solicited; 
but I permit no gambling, dice shaking, or treating in my place of busi- 
ness, and under no circumstance is liquor ever given or sold to drunken 
men or minors. When I started in business the city license was $100, 
county licence $96, and government revenue $25 a year, 

Shortly after that the Council (the solid 6) to be able to crowd one 
man out of the liquor business ahopted an ordinance that each liquor 
dealer to continue his business must have the signatures of the ma- 
jority of the frontage property holders of the block, and furnish $2,000 
bonds. 

Two men, one at that time travelling in Europe, and the other a 
church member and money lender, had control of the block in which 
my store is located. The orthodox money lender refused point blank 
to sign my petition. As a result I should have been obliged to give up 
my business and lose everything had not the other gentleman oppor- 
tunely returned from Kurope and signed my petition. 

Many others were not so fortunate. Some of them had to pay very 
dearly for their signatures and a great many had to give up their busi- 
ness. Of many instances the havoc that these restrictions caused to 
saloon-keepers, I will relate one. Mr. Greenman, who at that time 
was the proprietor of the Club Saloon on Santa Clara street, was totally 
ruined and driven to suicide by that ordinance. In his block a prom- 
inent church man had control, and of course did not sign his petition. 
Mr. Greenman kept an orderly place and was well liked by the people; 
but all his efforts and those of his sympathetic neighbors had no effect 
on this pious, Christian gentleman. He refused to allow his fellow- 
man to make a living. The result was that after about two years strug- 
gling, Mr. Greenman committed suicide. 

Before the next following city election a higher license movement 
to bring the city license to $500 a year, was put up by the politicians 
and agitated by the church people. Most of the candidates pledged 
alliance to both parties, and afterwards compromised the city license 
to $200 a year. 

A little later, another movement was started to raise the county 



6 A NEW DOCTRINE. 

license. After much struggling it was compromised to $[20 a year and 
$1,000 bonds.. 

By the next election a Sunday closing campaign was started to 
keep the soloons closed from 5 P. M. Saturday till ia.M. Monday. All 
the attention of the voters were concentrated on that point and as a 
matter of course some candidates pledged loyalty to both parties. 

The Liquor Dealers Association was sure of 5 Councilmen in their 
favor; but in the end two candidates who received the liquor dealers' 
support went back on them. 

The Sunday law, which was adopted with a compromise, instead of 
closing the saloons at 5 p. m. Saturday closed them at 10 p. m. 

Next came the county election with a movement for closing all the 
saloons in the county on Sunday, and naturally one of the Supervisors 
who was supported by the Liquor Dealers turned traitor. 

During the reign ol the Sunday Law in San Jose restaurants and 
private clubs came into existence, which sold the vilest liquors; and 
saloon keepers with political influence practically continued their busi- 
ness as before. Business in town diminished, even picnics and excur- 
sions from San Francisco and surrounding went to other places, while 
crime, drunkeness and poverty increased. Through the efforts of busi- 
ness men at the last election, the repeal of the Sunday Law was sub- 
mitted to the people, and in spite of all the agitation of the fanatics and 
prayers on election day in churches the Sunday law was repealed by a 
majority of the people. We are again on the eve of an election and 
sorehead politicians and fanatics assisted by an unpatriotic press are 
trying to carry their point by agitating on the Sunday closing and high 
license issue. Under such circumstances, when the minds of the 
people are directed to such minor issues, a decent, patriotic municipal 
government is impossible. We only have to look to large cities like 
San Francisco, New York, etc., to see that the restriction of the liquor 
dealers gives the unscrupulous politicians a good weapon to gain their 
point and to police commissioners and blackmailers princely revenues. 
Who can blame the liquor dealers when they organize themselves for 
protection, and vote only for such men as will stand by them. The 
commonwealth owes to every citizen the privilege of making a living, 
and when he is discriminated against, he will naturally retaliate. 

Church people may be assured that nothing pleases those who 
fatten off of the abuses of the liquor business, so much as high license 
and prohibition. A few moments devoted to each of these methods of 
restriction will prove this. 

High license not only takes the liquor question into politics, but it 
makes the retailer entirely dependent upon the wholesaler. The first 
assumption is apparent to any one acquainted with the methods that 
are employed each year to drag new saloon issues into each campaign, 
for the purpose of either blinding the people to more important issues, 
or to put the power of blackmail into the hands of unscrupulous poli- 



A NEW DOCTRINE. 7 

ticians and newspapers. The second, making the retailer entirely de- 
pendent upon the rich wholesaler, is the most direcdy disastrous to the 
cause of true temperance. 

In^a high licensed community much capital is required to start a 
saloon. Generally a man with capital does not care, under existing 
conditions, to engage in the retail business. At any rate nine-tenths of 
the saloons are conducted by comparatively poor men. No matter how 
poor or irresponsible a man may be, he can always find some whole- 
saler who is willing to start him in the saloon business. 

He goes to the wholesaler, who nine times out often is an influen- 
tial politician, explains matters, has money advanced to pay his li- 
cense, has his petition and bonds to open a saloon signed through the 
influence of the whole saler, and last but not least has his stock ad- 
vanced by agreeing to pay for it out of the profits of the business. 

Under such circumstances who can wonder that the saloon man 
finds his stock made up of poisonous concoctions purchased at most 
ruinous prices? He does not complain, for he owes all, license, peti- 
tion and stock to the man whom the law has put in a position to take 
advantage. of his poverty. 

As a result the customer suffers. He must pay the license, the 
ruinous price paid by the saloon man for his stock and the saloon man's 
profits. The saloon man, on his part, is compelled to use every induce- 
ment to sell his liquors, using fair means and foul; for he must support 
self and family, his creditor must be paid, and that matter of license 
satisfied some way. 

Thus do abuses creep in. The high license does not, nor is it ex- 
pected to close all the saloons, and if a community is to have liquor at 
aH, what does it matter whether it is supplied from one saloon or from 
a dozen? 

High license is not going to remedy the matter. It is cutting at 
the tail of the monster intemperance, while the source, the head of it 
all, is ignored. But this phrase of the question will be considered 
further on. 

High license, therefore, tends only to exaggerate the abuse of a 
business which the ravings of fanatics have succeeded in making disrep- 
utable; and which for no other reason has passed largely from the hands 
of men who could be counted upon to work in the cause of true tem- 
perance, into the hands of those who do not scruple to do what fa- 
naticism has almost compelled saloon-men to do, run the business for 
all there is in it, in order that the extraordinary expenses, under which 
it is carried on, may be met. 

Wherever prohibition is attempted it is as responsible as high license 
for the abuse of the liquor trade. Wherever it has been tried it has 
met with failure, always from the same cause: the impossibility of en- 
forcing laws that are not sanctioned by public opinion. 

But are we to let intemperance run riot? By no means. The use 



8 A NEW DOCTRINE. 

of common-sense methods will check the evil, and in time practically 
eradicate it. 

The great trouble with these earnest, though thoughtless workers for 
temperance, is that they mistake the effect for the cause. 
They strike at the saloon on the corner, not the appetites of the men 
who put it there. If fifty men are patronizing that saloon, and you 
remove it by prohibition or high license, you but drive the fifty men to 
some other saloon. You might as well attempt to remove their appe- 
tite for meat by closing the butcher-shop, as to remove the appetite for 
stimulants by closing the saloon. 

Next, the people of the community should be made to recognize 
that stimulents are absolutely necessary to many engaged in hard or 
laborious work. They should see that the wants of these men are prop- 
erly attended to. If a man spends five hours of the morning in digging 
a ditch, the chances are chat he will feel the need of a glass of grogg 
at noon. Reformers should see to it that saloons conducted on the 
same principle as other retail houses, are furnished so that the la- 
borer can get his grogg withoul being subject to the many tempta- 
tions that hang about the licensen saloon. 

Large, airy rooms should be opened, furnished with the best of 
liquors, temperance drinks, periodicals, and in fact everything that 
goes to make up the modern club. The "saloon evil" would then re- 
ceive a blow harder than the associated temperance societies of the 
world will ever be able to give it. 

The present generation being thus provided for, attention shonld 
be turned to the next. Some one has said that the best way to educate 
a man is to begin with his grandfather. In our case we could begin 
with the individual as a school boy or girl. 

Education should be compulsory. When the child is too poor to 
go to the public schools, he should be educated as are the cadets at 
West Point. Good citizens are of vastly more importance to a country 
than good soldiers. To the present curiculum should be added lectures 
on stimulents and narcotics. Were the use a id abuse of these commod- 
ities properly understood by the masses, the temperance question 
would be settled for good and for all. Under the system proposed it 
could be settled in two generations. 

It is a great question, this of intemperance, and one that this gen- 
eration must settle; but its evils are only exaggerated by the short 
sighted methods of bigotry. 

In view of these facts it behooves citizens to take a common sense 
view of the liquor question, and to use their influence to take the whole 
question out of local politics. It should be settled by Congress, and the 
patriotism of the people of America is appealed to, to see that this is 
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